# Trouble loading external hyperlink

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trouble-loading-external-hyperlink/254704>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [March 14, 2008, 12:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trouble-loading-external-hyperlink/254704 "2008-03-14T12:17:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![Y0UNG5T4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/bc79bd/32.png) [@Y0UNG5T4](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Y0UNG5T4)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2008, 12:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trouble-loading-external-hyperlink/254704/1 "2008-03-14T12:17:21Z")

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Hi,

I really hope someone can help me out here.I am building an online portfolio. The initial page contains 6 pictures loaded using xml. When a picture is clicked on the other 5 fade out and the selected picture moves to the left.  
Once this is complete there is a text box which loads text form an xml file about the picture and an empty movie clip which loads a jpeg viewer.swf from the xml file.When the user clicks on the originally selected picture the text and jpeg viewer fade out and the other 5 pictures fade back in. This all works fine.

However, I am now trying to add a hyper link to one of the pages. At first I created a external button.swf (on (release) etc) and loaded it in using the xml into another empty movie clip. I have also tried using an external movie clip.swf into an empty movie clip.

The problem I am having is that I can get the link to appear and disappear, but if the link is clicked on and opens the web page in a browser, that particular link appears no matter which picture was selected.

I hope this makes sense and someone can shed some light on the situation.

Thanks